backlash

/bˈæklˌæʃ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a movement back from an impact
2. an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence
   “there was a backlash of intolerance”

verb

1. come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
   “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”

Synonyms for backlash

• recoil
• repercussion
• rebound
• backfire

Words that rhyme with backlash

• flash
• crash
• smash
• splash
• dash
• slash
• thrash
• clash
• lash
• trash
• mash
• ash
• cache
• cash
• gash
• rash
• bash
• hash
• rehash
• slapdash
• sash
• stash
• whiplash
• abash
• balderdash
• brash
• eyelash
• gnash
• mishmash
• moustache